Casting: Cusack, Jones, Collins, Sharma

Love and Mercy
John Cusack is reportedly in talks to play The Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson in the indie biopic "Love and Mercy".

The Bill Pohlad-directed film is said to be an unconventional look at the life of the Beach Boys leader and explore his legendary battle with mental illness. Paul Dano plays Wilson at an earlier stage of his life.[Source: The Wrap]

American Hustle
Singer Jack Jones has joined the cast of David O. Russell's political thriller "American Hustle" at Sony Pictures.